Lessons from Grace by Uma Girish is a one-of-its-kind book. Here, the author talks about learning mindfulness and the art of living from a toddler. 'All children are born geniuses, and we spend the first six years of their lives degeniusing them.' -- R. Buckminster Fuller When Uma, a forty-something mother of a college sophomore, was asked to nanny her friends' daughter, Grace, little did she know that she was about to begin an extraordinary journey. A baby arrives here as a pure being. Not yet marked by cultural and social conditioning, they bring a sense of sacredness to our lives. This was the author's experience. Through Grace, she is reminded of what is truly important in her life. More importantly, she also learns to navigate an increasingly complex world using the values of simplicity, joy, and presence--as babies do. Watching Grace brings her many lessons, like how the baby surrenders her entire being to a multicolored rattle by living in the present. The author relearns the art of living by aligning with the values this baby teaches her. The sublime prose of this book will shift your world view and encourage you to be present to the magic of everyday life as you reconnect with the simple but profound treasures of curiosity and wonder.

Twenty inspiring devotionals based on one of the most grace-filled books in the Bible.

Crimson Grace is a new look at an old, familiar passage. The Sermon on the Mount is one of the best-known portions of Scripture, but for many people it is more often a source of guilt than of grace and encouragement. Drawing on a deep understanding of the working of the grace of God in the lives of ordinary people, Crimson Grace will transform your understanding of the teachings of Jesus. If you have ever felt that God is displeased with you, that He wants to punish you for your failures, Crimson Grace will show you a new point of view and invites you to embark on a journey with Him: "a lifelong journey ... that has a beginning, but not an ending. A continual process of trying, failing, and learning. Of seeking wisdom and understanding, always ready to re-examine what we thought we knew, and replace it with something better. A journey where we may fail every day, but still move ever closer to the universal, eternal, non-optional Truth that defines God and his world."

Merri Dee, a TV and radio icon in Chicago, offers some of her hard-won lessons on how to be victorious in the face of pain and sorrow.